Jazz at The Villa ft. Vimbs Mavimbs, Linda Sikhakhane Quartet & DJ Charles Leonard

This is the fourth installment of Jazz at The Villa in 2024, and we bring you another magnificent jazz line up in the delicious and intimate setting of Villa Simonne Boutique Hotel in Houghton, Johannesburg.

With the experienced Jazz DJ Charles Leonard opening the afternoon with a torrid set of SA jazz, the day is set and the platform is ready to welcome one of the leading voices on the SA Jazz scene, bassist, educator, composer, musical director and band leader Thembinkosi Mavimbela AKA Vimbs Mavimbs to our stage. He joins us with a fantastic Sextet featuring Keenan Ahrends on guitar, Ofentse Sebula on saxophones, Robin Fassie on trumpet, Lungile Kunene on drums, Teboho Kobedi on piano and Vimbs Mavimbs in bass. Mavimbs will present some new, recent and older works.

After another DJ set by Charles Leonard, we feature one of the most exciting and talented voice on the SA scene, and a fantastic composer and band leader who just released his first album on the Blue Note label, saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane. He will lead his quartet featuring Benjamin Jephta on bass , Sanele Phakathi on piano, and Sphelelo Mazibuko on drums. Special guest Paras Dlamini on vocals

DJ Charles Leonard will close the afternoon / evening with another set of great sounds from the vinyl turn tables.

This very special afternoon of SA Jazz is brought to you by Pegs Music Project and Siphiwe Mhlambi, in association with Villa Simonne Boutique Hotel.

Program of the day

13h00 – Doors open

13h15 – DJ Charles Leonard 1st Set

14h00 – Vimbs Mavimbs Set

15h30 – DJ Charles Leonard 2nd Set

16h15 – Linda Sikhakhane Quintet set

17h45 – DJ Charles Leonard 3rd Set